Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-02-11
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS.

Passenger travel over the railroad keeps
up pretty well, but freight traffic has
been rather light for several weeks.
WAxrED.-One hundred men twenty
five feet high, 10 work in mud ten feet
deep. on our country roads.
"A Common Sense view OF the sabbath
Day.r can be had by sending three two
cent postage stamps to J. II. Smurr, MI
jackson, Va.
Mrs. Rebecca Andrews, wife Of Mr. Jos.
Andrews. the well known superintendent
of the Valley pipe, died at her bone 10
Harrisonbuyg, one day last week.
Winchester proposes to raise another
military company, to number - members
We should think it an easy matter for the
old city to do as she boosted four fine COM
NAMES before the war when her popula-
tion was smaller than now.
lam now handling full line Of Imperial
steel and chilled plows that / guarantee
have no superior. and invite all in need OF
plovs to give them a trial, and If they
don't prove satisfactory in every particu-
lar return them TO me. A. l.. JANisoN'
One Of the mail agents on the Valley
Branch b. & o. r. r. Mr Z. NJ Whites
carver. whose route was from Baltimore
10 Lexington. died at his home 10 Mi.
Crawford, Rockingham county last week
A bold theft was perpctrated 10 Po"els
Fort. one night last week, az the residence
OF Mr.. Philip Ridenoar. While the family
ware all in the house some thief, or thieves,
entered a room in the building, went mp
stairs and stole three pieces Of bacon that
were hanging from the ceiling. They
struck A number Of matches. and seemed
70 be very deliberate in their movements.
NoucE.-For the good order and peace
Of this Commonwealth, and for the faith
fnl discharge Of his duties and the success
be has had as Commonwealth Attorney
why does R. !. Walker, the present inc
cnmbent, not announce himself again for
reelection as snch Would be pleased 70
see the announcement. Many VOTERS
The Martha Washington Tea Party will
give their annual church festival 90 Bur
ner's Hall, Tuesday evening, February
0lnd. Iss7. and will serve oysters in the
best style, ice cream, cakes, IS The
proceeds will be devoted to completing
the Lutheran Church Of tins place. This
il that same party which is so noted for
their satisfactory manner in which 10
serves its patrons. We are assured this
entertainment will in no respect fall be-
hind its predecessors.
A certain gentleman informs MS that
the last viewers Of the Valley Turnpike
got lost al ut. Jackson, aud when last
seen were on the road leading TO the resi-
dence of Mr.. Jos. Maphis. This may be
true. but as our informant was never
known to tell the truth under any circum-
stances, we are inclined to doubt the state
ment. However, when the official report
Of these viewers comes in we can tell fit
shows any bewildering or straying around
propensities about Mt Jackson.
The Teachers Institute to be held IN
this place. on the 18th and 18th Of this
month. will bring a crowd Of handsome
Young men and charming young lady
teachers to town. BY the way, why is II
that all the men who teach school are
good looking aud all the lady teachers are
very pretty DO they have to pass an ex-
animation in good looks II so, every
fellow in this Office is qualified to be
president Of a college, except the foreman,
and he -- well he Just makes you cry
whenever you look at him.
Mr.. Samuel Hoshour Of stanton, died
NJ his home in that place, on Tuesday
evening, after lingering illness caused
bv pafaivsis. lie was a naiiys of Wood
sfooh where he has many relatives among
whom /. a brother, Mr Peter i. Hoshour.
For many years he was the efficient and
nopular steward Of the Western Lunatic
ASYLUM. a position he filled with signal
ability and credit. His funeral, which
took place on Thursday, was attended by
a number Of his relatives from Woodstock.
We are requested 10 state that grand
.bootin0 match will take place on Saiur-
day. February 10Th, in Mr.. Abraham
sheets meadow, near Calvary. The
distance will be 90 yards for on hand
shooting. and 20 yards from rest. Every
body il cordially invited, special and
pressing invitation being extended 10 the
Editors Of the rirginiaR and HERALD ID"
come and shoot free Of charge as 1t Is not
expected that newspaper man would
have enough money 70 pay his way in,and
Of course, orders on delinquent subscro-
ers would not be even looked at
A an evidence that the hens Of Shenan-
doah are doing their duty right square
along, we will state that on Monday sixty
two cases and one barrel, containing 2Jol
dozen eggs we're shipped from this place.
Inst think Of 2LOOO eggs in one day
shipped from a single station All TINS the
production Of the gentle, modest UNI
assuming hens, while the ROSTERS strntted
pompously around and did all tho growing
the elegant cusses, just like a man for all
the world.
We have received a communication
from Hamburg IN which the writer goes
for some of the road overseers in pretty
vigorous style. For certain reasons we
cannot publish il. IL is certainly true
that many of the roads in the county 40
not deserve the name, and are only called
roads through force Of habit or for want
Of some other name by which they can be
designated. We can seeno treason in the
world why a prosperous county like
Shenandoah should DO 50 far behind The
age in a matter so vital to her people as
GOOD roads. Bat we suppose it will con
tiuue TO be the case as long as we have
our present system.
Page county still keeps up her usua
run of accidents, and in few years more
the few people who will be still left liv-
ING in that unfortunate county will all b
crippled. Why this county should be 81
terribly and constantly afflicted is mort
than we can end out, as there are som'
real good fellows living in it Bat ther
they al moved there from Shenandoah
va beliava that if the good people Ovel
there would play the jonah trick anc
throw lot Of their newspaper fellows
into the Hawksbili they would rid them
salvas NJ the fatality that hangs over The